
Subsequently the Academic Board received a further licence from the OUVS to award bachelors and masters degrees from 2009, in particular to award these degrees in the area of personality disorder studies, for which the Institute of Mental Health had a contract from the Department of Health to develop a Knowledge and Understanding Framework for personality disorder. These degrees are being launched in 2010.
The Academic Board is licensed to expand the areas in which it can offer Open University awards in future, and a number of other degrees are under consideration.
